Rural Ontario is dotted with nearly 500,000 private wells, providing the primary drinking water for about 1.3 million people. Unlike municipal water systems, these wells are not provincially regulated ...

Tariffs and trade wars with the United States are an ongoing and pressing topic of conversation, with reverberations that echo through our industries, including associated industries such as pork ...

From Humble Beginnings to Industry Leaders: Schills Set the Standard in Modern Sheep Farming ...

The weather this grazing season is just one factor that could increase parasite concerns for sheep and goat farmers, says Dr. Emma Borkowski, an assistant professor at the Ontario Veterinary College, ...

In Wilmot Township, Stewart Snyder is fighting to protect the future of his farm. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Snyder has spent years working the land on Bleams Road, where his family has raised ...

Soon after being named Ontario’s new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in late March, Trevor Jones sat down with Better Farming for a discussion on his background, his political goals, ...

During the 2025 Banff Pork Seminar in January, Dr. Yolande Seddon was again named the University of Saskatchewan’s research chair in swine welfare. The position being renewed involved a more than $1 ...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are an increasing problem for many Ontario farmers, limiting their weed management options and increasing the importance of implementing diversified integrated weed ...

The interest in the possibilities offered by gene editing is growing – in both human medicine and in the livestock world. In livestock production, many of the most promising examples and opportunities ...

Winter fixing season is upon us and many farmers are heading out to their shops to repair their vehicles and equipment. The first tools mankind ever used were the rock and the stick. These are still ...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming a common problem for Prairie farmers, limiting their options for chemical weed management and increasing the importance of non-chemical management strategies.

Farmers in Saskatchewan were no doubt happy to see the recent announcement that no new clubroot cases had been discovered in the province in 2024. The announcement came from the provincial government, ...